From the producers of NAMELESS GANGSTER, NEW WORLD, and A VIOLENT PROSECUTOR
Disgraced by the ill-fated drug sting, ex-cop Dae-ho lives in Busan as an unofficial sheriff and looks after the town. Meanwhile, new businessman in town Dong-jin wins townspeople's favor to start a beach resort, which becomes a huge hit. Dae-ho recalls that Dong-jin was somehow involved in the drug sting and begins an investigation, suspecting that he's also involved in a drug case that took pl... expand

From the producers of NAMELESS GANGSTER, NEW WORLD, and A VIOLENT PROSECUTOR
Disgraced by the ill-fated drug sting, ex-cop Dae-ho lives in Busan as an unofficial sheriff and looks after the town. Meanwhile, new businessman in town Dong-jin wins townspeople's favor to start a beach resort, which becomes a huge hit. Dae-ho recalls that Dong-jin was somehow involved in the drug sting and begins an investigation, suspecting that he's also involved in a drug case that took place recently. close

Thriller, comedies, horrors and indie dramas make up the sales lineup for CONTENTS PANDA in Berlin this year. Having recently sold its titles The Chase (2017), Steel Rain (2017) and Psychokinesis to Netflix, the busy distributor launched sales on an array of new titles during the European Film Market (EFM) this year. Among their new titles are the mystery-thriller The Vanished, a remake of the 201...

Upcoming period drama Myeong-dang (Korean title) ended four months of principal photography on January 5 in South Gyeongsang Province. The third film of director PARK Hee-gon, the project stars CHO Seung-woo, JI Sung, KIM Sung-kyun and MOON Chae-won. Myeong-dang is the third and final part of a trilogy of tales set during the Joseon Era, which also includes the 2013 hit The Face Reader and the upc...

The Korean remake of the Italian comedy Perfect Strangers, featuring YOO Hae-jin, CHO Jin-woong and YUM Jung-ah, kicked off production on December 27th. From The Fatal Encounter (2014) director LEE Jae-kyoo, the film will be distributed by Lotte Entertainment, the company behind current the 10-million-viewer hit Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds. Released in 2016 and directed by Paolo Genovese, ...

The number of audiences and the total sales in May, 2017 were 18.68 million and USD 132 million, respectively. According to the report on May 2017 Korean film industry by Korean Film Council (KOFIC), these are the largest among the May records ever. The total number of viewers increased by 550,000 and 3.0% while the total sales grew USD 1.5 million and 1.1% from the same period of previous year. M...

Business over the weekend spreads across several titles with new entries sharing the spoils with last week’s top three finishers. Overall, Hollywood maintained its edge with a 61% share of the 2.06 million recorded admissions. Opening with 525,000 entries (USD 3.99 million), Alien: Covenant grabbed first place and in its first five days has already accumulated 960,000 viewers (USD 7.12 million) an...

In the midst of several holidays, business blew up to 3.24 million admissions over the early May weekend as three new titles in particular fought a close battle for first place. Hollywood releases commanded 58% of the market, leaving local titles with 40%. Coming in at number one was Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 with a sturdy 884,000 viewers (USD 6.86 million) and already 1.72 million spectators...